JSE Daily: EPLY Hits $505! 8.6m Shares (J$139.5m) Traded – Apr 12, 2016

Stock market performance report for Tuesday 12th of April 2016 below.

Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE)

Summary

• JSE Combined Index – 8.6m shares / $139.5m traded. (15 Advanced / 14 Declined / 9 Firm) .
• Analyst Rating Updates: As at Friday 8th of April 2016 we have updated our analyst ratings on stocks as follows. You can view analyst ratings here
• There were 1 new 52-week highs and no 52-week lows today.

Market Performance

• Ordinary Shares – Main Market – 7,014,740 shares, 29 stocks traded, 17 not traded.
• Ordinary Shares – Junior Market – 1,151,499 shares, 9 stocks traded, 11 not traded.
• Preference Shares – Junior Market – 0 shares, 0 stocks traded, 3 not traded.
• Preference Shares – Main Market – 487,151 shares, 1 stocks traded, 11 not traded.

Top 5 Advancing Stocks (view all advancing stocks here)

1. Berger Paints Ltd (BRG) shares advanced 13.96% or +0.49 to close at J$4.00 with 1,300 shares traded.
2. Eppley Ltd (EPLY) shares advanced 10.02% or +46.00 to close at J$505.00 with 8,357 shares traded.
3. Pulse Investments (PULS) shares advanced 6.35% or +0.19 to close at J$3.18 with 64,000 shares traded. (Today’s range: J$3.00 – J$3.19)
4. Ciboney Group Ltd (CBNY) shares advanced 6.25% or +0.01 to close at J$0.17 with 300,000 shares traded.
5. (TTECH) shares advanced 5.50% or +0.22 to close at J$4.22 with 2,000 shares traded.

Top 5 (Intra-Day) Advancing Stocks (Not including the top 5 advancers above)

1. Cable & Wireless Jamaica (CWJ) traded between 3.67% and 10.09% above yesterday’s closing price of J$1.09 ( from J$1.13 to J$1.20) . It closed at J$1.14.
2. Lasco Distributors Ltd (LASD) traded as high as 9.00% above yesterday’s closing price of J$5.00 (between J$5.00 and J$5.45) . It closed at J$5.04.
3. Seprod Ltd (SEP) traded as high as 7.81% above yesterday’s closing price of J$16.00 (between J$16.00 and J$17.25) . It closed at J$16.07.
4. Scotia Investments Jamaica Ltd (SIJL) traded between 3.59% and 4.38% above yesterday’s closing price of J$25.10 ( from J$26.00 to J$26.20) . It closed at J$26.09.
5. GraceKennedy Ltd (GK) traded between 1.25% and 1.88% above yesterday’s closing price of J$80.00 ( from J$81.00 to J$81.50) . It closed at J$81.00.

Top 5 Value Traded

1. Jamaica Stock Exchange Ltd (JSE) shares valued at J$98.5m were traded. The stock moved -1.61% or -0.32 to close at J$19.60 with 5,027,520 units traded. (Today’s range: J$19.50 – J$19.70)
2. GraceKennedy Ltd (GK) shares valued at J$19.10m were traded. The stock moved +1.25% or +1.00 to close at J$81.00 with 245,819 units traded. (Today’s range: J$81.00 – J$81.50)
3. Jamaica Broilers Ltd (JBG) shares valued at J$7.4m were traded. The stock moved +0.90% or +0.13 to close at J$14.65 with 505,700 units traded. (Today’s range: J$14.50 – J$14.75)
4. Eppley Ltd (EPLY) shares valued at J$4.2m were traded. The stock moved +10.02% or +46.00 to close at J$505.00 with 8,357 units traded.
5. Scotia Group Jamaica (SGJ) shares valued at J$2.2m were traded. The stock moved -9.09% or -3.00 to close at J$29.99 with 73,300 units traded. (Today’s range: J$29.50 – J$30.05)

Top 5 Volume Traded

1. Jamaica Stock Exchange Ltd (JSE) – 5.0m units traded. The shares moved -1.61% or -0.32 to close at J$19.60 (Today’s range: J$19.50 – J$19.70)
2. Consolidated Bakeries (Jamaica) Ltd (PURITY) – 782.2k units traded. The shares moved -12.17% or -0.14 to close at J$1.01 (Today’s range: J$1.00 – J$1.15)
3. Jamaica Broilers Ltd (JBG) – 505.7k units traded. The shares moved +0.9% or +0.13 to close at J$14.65 (Today’s range: J$14.50 – J$14.75)
4. (JMMBGL7.50) – 487.2k units traded. The shares moved 0% or 0.00 to close at J$1.20
5. Ciboney Group Ltd (CBNY) – 300.0k units traded. The shares moved +6.25% or +0.01 to close at J$0.17

Top 5 Declining Stocks (view all declining stocks here)

1. Consolidated Bakeries (Jamaica) Ltd (PURITY) declined -12.17% or -0.14 to close at J$1.01 (trading between J$1.00 and J$1.15) with 782,175 shares traded
2. Knutsford Express Services Ltd (KEX) declined -10.09% or -2.22 to close at J$19.78 (trading between J$19.00 and J$22.00) with 9,631 shares traded
3. Scotia Group Jamaica (SGJ) declined -9.09% or -3.00 to close at J$29.99 (trading between J$29.50 and J$30.05) with 73,300 shares traded
4. Kingston Properties Ltd (KPREIT) declined -5.80% or -0.40 to close at J$6.50 (trading between J$6.50 and J$6.50) with 3,000 shares traded
5. Pan Jamaican Investments Trust Ltd (PJAM) declined -3.33% or -3.10 to close at J$90.00 (trading between J$90.00 and J$90.00) with 265 shares traded

Top 5 (Intra-Day) Declining Stocks (Not including the top 5 decliners above)

1. (JETCON) traded between 1.46% and -5.11% below yesterday’s closing price of J$2.74 (from J$2.60 to J$2.78) . It closed at J$2.73.
2. Sagicor Group Jamaica Ltd (SJ) traded between 0.25% and -3.97% below yesterday’s closing price of J$23.95 (from J$23.00 to J$24.01) . It closed at J$23.33.
3. Lasco Manufacturing Ltd (LASM) traded between 1.11% and -3.05% below yesterday’s closing price of J$3.61 (from J$3.50 to J$3.65) . It closed at J$3.57.
4. K.L.E. Group Ltd (KLE) traded between 0.59% and -2.37% below yesterday’s closing price of J$1.69 (from J$1.65 to J$1.70) . It closed at J$1.65.
5. Jamaica Stock Exchange Ltd (JSE) traded between -1.10% and -2.11% below yesterday’s closing price of J$19.92 (from J$19.50 to J$19.70) . It closed at J$19.60.

52-Week High/Lows

1 stock(s) hit 52-week highs today. (more about these stocks here)

1. Eppley Ltd – J$505.00.

Note:

• JSE Combined Index (J$) includes Ordinary Shares – Main Market and Ordinary Shares – Junior Market
• JSE Market Index (J$) includes Ordinary Shares – Main Market, Preference Shares – Junior Market, and Preference Shares – Main Market
• JSE Junior Market Index (J$) includes Ordinary Shares – Junior Market, and Preference Shares – Junior Market
• JSE US Equities Index (US$) includes Ordinary Shares – US Market, and US Denominated Shares – Main Market